Question Wlanext.exe HIGH CPU

manolis kokotsakis · Dec 12, 2020

What is this ? why run on pc ? Make my i7 cpu run on 25% , i stop the service and cpu went down to 1%.
Should i remove it and how ?
Thanks.

rgd1101 · Dec 12, 2020

malware scan it?
where the exe file location?

manolis kokotsakis · Dec 12, 2020

i scan. Nothing.
I dont remember. I stop the service.Dont run now.

Colif · Dec 13, 2020

Windows Wireless Lan Network driver.

gee, I wonder why your next post is https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/i-dont-see-any-internet-and-network-sign-on-my-task-bar.3670647/

I have to guess you had WIFI? well... stopping this isn't going to help.

it might be in need of a driver update, not stopping it cause its using CPU.